Comments on: Revenge – Transverse V-Twin

By: Mad Scientist Matt

Mad Scientist Matt — Tue, 09 May 2006 16:02:21 +0000

Interesting. I’ve just bought a Honda CX500 with the same drive layout, and wondered what a transverse V based chopper would look like. Glad to see I’m not the only one who wondered that.

By: coho

coho — Sat, 06 May 2006 19:01:54 +0000

Wow.
It’s definitely art.
The dagmar on the front end of the crank is probably the neatest bit of engine deco I’ve seen in a long time (even better if it spins when the engine is running). It really makes the engine/transmission a “single piece” visually.
Wow.

PS. There’s no way any actual human being could ride that beautiful monstrosity long enough to induce wear on the grips.

By: aaron

aaron — Sat, 06 May 2006 00:54:42 +0000

there were a few bikes with this engine layout way back when… my favorite? the victoria bergmeister. a cute little european bike that’ll be outnumbered by “exclusive” bikes like mv agustas and manx nortons at any vintage rally in north america.

for a pic of the victoria, cut and paste…

http://www.msc-home.de/Webgallery/wg02/Seiten/16%20Victoria%20Bergmeister%201954%20Habig.htm

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 05 May 2006 22:15:02 +0000

Remember the episode of “Biker Buildoff” where Billy Lane’s dual wall rear fender/exhaust set the seat of his pants on fire?

Tom

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 05 May 2006 20:39:15 +0000

Roasted thigh? Roasted calf, roasted buttocks (look where they exit!), roasted lower back…

Moto Guzzi has been building bikes with this layout for years. Honda even tried it with their Silver Wing back in the early 1980s. I love the look, although I can’t say I’m a huge fan of shaft drive (which is part of why I never loved Guzzis or the S’Wing either). Surely someone could figure out how to make a transverse V-twin with chain or belt drive.

If this thing got third, though, I’d *love* to see what got first and second. This bike is definitely art.